Senior Healthcare Assistant
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Clinical:
1. Assists with the care of patients by:
- Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursing records. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties.
- Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights.
- Where required, assist nursing staff if they are conducting procedures or investigations.
- Assisting patients in gaining access to, and in the use of, appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care, measuring and recording body waste/fluid balance accurately.
- Ensure patient's nutritional needs are met by assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, giving help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary. Record intake on food charts, where in place. Support nutritional monitoring by weighing patients.
- Assist, direct and escort patients/visitors where and when appropriate.
- Ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and escalating any concerns.
- Fluid balance monitoring.
- Handling patient's personal possessions, ensuring money and valuables are kept securely.
- Specialing one-to-one as appropriate.
- Carrying out of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as required.
2. Complete all appropriate documentation relevant to care provided and update patient's named nurse / shift coordinator where required.
. Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times.
4. Perform and record patient's vital signs as directed - temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse, oxygen saturations, modified early warning scores, height & weight, urine testing (including Midstream Specimen, 24Hr urine collection, etc.) - as per Trust policy, reporting results to the Registered Nurse on duty, or in their absence to a Medic
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Vocational healthcare qualification at level 3 or equivalent experience
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in an acute care environment, undertaking a range of clinical commitments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in more than one speciality within an acute care environment
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of people
- Able to work using own initiative, following instructions from a Registered Nurse
- Basic IT skills
- Phlebotomy skills
- Effective customer care skills
Desirable criteria
- Competent in routine observations and tests
- Undertake ECG recordings
- Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers
- Ability to demonstrate care skills to more junior healthcare support workers
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- In-depth understanding of the healthcare support worker role in an outpatient setting
- Participate in personal development
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of recent training
VALUES
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient/ customer care
- Empathetic and caring
- Professional outlook and positive attitude
- Honest and trustworthy
- Available to work flexibly/ weekends/short notice
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- JD & PS (PDF, 154.2KB)
- The Christie Values and Behaviours (PDF, 919.5KB)
- Strategy Brochure (PDF, 1.0MB)
- Trust Membership - Christie Talent (PDF, 23.0KB)
- Travel to The Christie (PDF, 3.8MB)